Mince

Mincing, or "skittering", is actually quite a useful skill, especially if you've got a position that calls for your wearing long skirts, a robe, or a gown, a condition that falls to almost everyone, male or female, these days (as in an academic gown, wizard's robe, etc.) The idea is to take rapid steps with your knees together -- this will make you look more like a chess piece moving than a human locomoting. It does feel unnatural, especially if you've been, like most modern Americans immersed in a culture that encourages everyone to stride and swagger like a Marlboro commercial. Take it from me, it's a lot cooler to look like a chess piece (or the Dalai Lama) than it is to fall on your face by trying to keep to a normal pace.